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Disclosure

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USTChat terms require verification and conspicuous AI labelling when generated material is publicly released or disseminated. This is a public-distribution condition, not a universal course assignment declaration.

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Students · Scope not established · USTChat platform terms · Platform terms, not academic assessment or disciplinary rules
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3.1 您充分理解并同意，依据本协议，我们授予您一项可撤销的、不可转让的和非独占地的合法使用本产品及相关服务的权利。本协议未明示授权的其他一切权利仍由我们保留，您在行使该些权利前须另行获得我们的书面许可，同时我们如未行使前述任何权利，并不构成对该权利的放弃。如果您对外发布或传播本服务生成的输出，您应当：（1）主动核查输出内容的真实性、准确性，避免传播虚假信息；（2）以显著方式标明该输出内容系由人工智能生成，以向公众提示内容合成的情况；（3）避免发布和传播任何违反本协议使用规范的输出内容。

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Privacy and student work

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Users must have rights/permissions for submitted material and must not infringe third-party privacy/IP or expose national/trade secrets. The platform describes encrypted, strictly de-identified input/output use for optimisation, statistics, debugging and risk management, with a feedback option for refusal. This is attributed platform handling, not an independent security audit.

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Students · Scope not established · USTChat platform terms · Platform terms, not academic assessment or disciplinary rules
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4.1 您对提交给我们服务的所有输入和对应的输出负责。您声明并保证您向我们的服务提交的输入，您拥有根据我们的条款处理输入所需的所有权利、许可和权限，这些输入和对应的输出不侵犯任何人的知识产权、肖像权、名誉权、荣誉权、姓名权、隐私权、个人信息权益等合法权益，不涉及任何国家秘密、商业秘密或其他可能会对国家安全或者公共利益造成不利影响的数据。 4.2 在符合法律规定和我们的条款的条件下，您对本服务的输入与输出享有以下权利：（1）您保留在提交的输入中拥有的任何权利、所有权和利益（如有）；（2）我们将本服务输出的内容的任何权利、所有权和利益（如有）归属于您。（3）您可将本服务的输入与输出应用于广泛的使用场景中，包括个人使用、学术研究、衍生产品开发、训练其他模型（如模型蒸馏）等。 4.3 为了履行法律法规所规定的要求以及提供本协议约定的服务，您知悉并授权，在经安全加密技术处理、严格去标识化且无法重新识别特定个人的前提下，我们可能会将服务所收集的输入及对应输出，用于本协议下服务的优化以及统计分析、问题排查、安全风控等目的。如您拒绝我们按照上述方式处理数据，可以通过本协议第9条的方式向我们反馈。

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Investigation and response

General misconduct framework; not automatic consequences of AI use

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The college/department or relevant unit coordinates investigation with functional offices; Student Affairs reviews the materials and the President work meeting decides. The stated alternative permits direct submission by Student Affairs after the college is informed and the responsible university leader approves. Before sanction the student is told facts, reasons, basis and grade and may state a defence through a duly authorised representative.

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Students · university · Registered UG/PG and new students awaiting registration; other categories by reference · Current2026 applicability unverified
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第十二条 学生违纪事实的调查、违纪证据的收集、处分决定建议以及有关资料的整理由各学院（系、直属单位）协同有关职能部门按照国家法律法规和教育部等上级有关规定以及学校有关规定办理，学生工作处负责审核。 第十三条 学生处分由学生所在学院（系、直属单位）学生工作委员会提交处分建议及违纪相关证据和资料，学生工作处审核后提出处分意见并报校长工作会议讨论决定； 在必要情况下，学生工作处也可以在通报违纪学生所在学院（系、直属单位）后，直接上报分管校领导审核通过后,报请校长工作会议讨论。 第十四条 对违纪学生的处分，由学校出具处分决定书。 第十五条 在对学生做出处分决定之前，学生所在学院（系、直属单位）应当告知学生拟处分的事实、理由、依据和处分等级，并听取学生本人的陈述和申辩，学生委托代理人进行陈述和申辩的。应以书面委托书的形式确认代理人身份及其权限（详见附件1）。

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General misconduct framework; not automatic consequences of AI use

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The decision is to be delivered within15 working days after it is made. The regulation also defines refusal service with two witnesses, registered-post deemed service after30 days from postmark and announcement deemed service after30 days from publication. Those two30-day clauses do not explicitly identify calendar versus working days; service rules must be considered before calculating an appeal start.

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Students · university · Registered UG/PG and new students awaiting registration; other categories by reference · Current2026 applicability unverified
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第十六条 处分决定书应当在决定作出后的15个工作日内由学生所在学院（系、直属单位）会同学生工作处等有关部门送交学生本人，由学生本人在送交通知书（详见附件2）上记明收到日期并签名；学生拒绝接收处分决定书的，送交人应当在送交通知书上如实记录拒绝签字的情况和日期，并由在场的两名见证人签字证明，把处分决定书留在学生的住所，即视为送交。 处分决定书无法送交学生本人的，可由学生工作处挂号邮寄给学生的成年家属，自交寄之日起（以邮局邮戳日期为准），经过30日，即视为送交；无法邮寄送交的，由学生工作处在校内公告，自发出公告之日起，经过30日，即视为送交，公告送交应如实记录原因和经过。

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General misconduct framework; not automatic consequences of AI use

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For an accepted appeal, processing starts within five working days after the application is received; the review decision and notification are due within15 working days from acceptance. Objective constraints and approval by the school head allow extension under a stated30-working-day maximum. The starting points differ and no extra30-day allowance is inferred.

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Students · university · Student discipline/eligibility/withdrawal route; not generic course grade appeal · Current2026 applicability unverified
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第十条 对决定予以受理的申诉，学生申诉处理委员会应当在接到申诉申请书后的5个工作日内，启动申诉的处理程序。并在决定受理的15个工作日内作出复查决定并告知申诉人。对确因受客观原因限制，无法在15个工作日内完成的，经学校负责人批准，可适当延长工作时间，但最长不超过30个工作日。学生申诉处理委员会认为必要的，可以建议学校暂缓执行有关决定。

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General misconduct framework; not automatic consequences of AI use

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The original decision normally remains in effect during appeal, expressly excepting expulsion. The exception is retained; appeal is not described as automatically suspending every sanction.

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Students · university · Student discipline/eligibility/withdrawal route; not generic course grade appeal · Current2026 applicability unverified
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第十四条 在申诉期间，原处理决定照常执行（开除学籍的处分除外）。

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Possible outcomes

General misconduct framework; not automatic consequences of AI use

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The disciplinary framework lists warning, severe warning, demerit, probation and expulsion as available sanctions according to the circumstances. It is a generic student discipline framework; no AI-specific penalty is inferred.

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Students · university · Registered UG/PG and new students awaiting registration; other categories by reference · Current2026 applicability unverified
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第八条 违纪处分的种类分为： （一）警告； （二）严重警告； （三）记过； （四）留校察看； （五）开除学籍。 第九条 学校给予学生的纪律处分，应与学生违纪行为的性质和过错的严重程度相适应。

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Review and appeal

General misconduct framework; not automatic consequences of AI use

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The covered student decisions may be appealed within10 working days from delivery of the decision document. A written application with the decision copy and student identity, facts, reasons, requested remedy and date is filed with the Student Appeal Handling Committee office.

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Students · university · Student discipline/eligibility/withdrawal route; not generic course grade appeal · Current2026 applicability unverified
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第二条 本规定适用于具有中国科学技术大学正式学籍的本科生和研究生。接受成人高等学历教育的学生、港澳台学生、华侨学生、留学生、非学历教育研究生等类别的在校学生参照本规定执行。 第三条 本规定所称的申诉，是指学生对学校作出的取消入学资格、退学处理、违纪处分等涉及本人权益的处理决定有异议，在决定书送交之日起10个工作日内向学校提出的申诉。

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General misconduct framework; not automatic consequences of AI use

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An objection to the reconsideration decision can be filed in writing with the relevant Chinese Academy of Sciences department or Anhui Education Department within15 working days from receipt of the reconsideration decision. This is the external second stage, not the initial ten-working-day university appeal.

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Students · university · Student discipline/eligibility/withdrawal route; not generic course grade appeal · Current2026 applicability unverified
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第十三条 学生申诉处理委员会应当将申诉处理决定书及时送交申诉人。送交可采取本人签收或者按照申请人通讯地址挂号邮寄的方式。 学生如对学校学生申诉处理委员会或校长工作会议复查决定有异议，在接到复查决定书之日起15个工作日内，可向中国科学院相关职能部门或安徽省教育厅提出书面申诉。

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For 2026 NSFC applications submitted through USTC, the university notice prohibits using an application directly generated by generative AI and prohibits using unverified generated content.

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不得使用由生成式人工智能直接生成的申请书，不得使用未经核实的生成内容。

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The notice prohibits directly AI-generated applications and unverified generated content.

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四、申请书填报方式，第10项

Ai Tool Treatment

中国科学技术大学AI助手 is listed for University of Science and Technology of China in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: not specified.

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Normalized value: {"tool":"ustc_ai_assistant","rawToolName":"中国科学技术大学AI助手","description":"University-operated USTC generative AI assistant based on DeepSeek Chat.","howToObtain":"Log in through USTC unified identity authentication.","costToUser":"Not specified.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"not_specified"}

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中国科学技术大学提供、所有并负责运营AI助手产品及服务；网络信息中心为开发、运营主体。服务主要面向中国科学技术大学统一身份认证用户中的成年人，使用前须通过统一身份认证登录。

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中国科学技术大学提供、所有并负责运营AI助手产品及服务；网络信息中心为开发、运营主体。服务主要面向中国科学技术大学统一身份认证用户中的成年人，使用前须通过统一身份认证登录。

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Research

For 2026 NSFC applications submitted through USTC, the university notice says applicants who use generative AI to track research trends or collect and organize references must manually verify the truth and accuracy of generated information and references, take responsibility for generated content, and fully and truthfully declare AI use.

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申请人在撰写申请书时，如果借助生成式人工智能技术跟踪研究动态、收集整理参考文献，必须由人工核实生成式人工智能生成信息和参考文献的真实性和准确性。申请人应当对使用的生成内容负责，应当全面如实声明使用情况，按照《人工智能生成合成内容标识办法》《负责任研究行为规范指引（2023）》等国家有关规定对相关内容进行标识。

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The NSFC application notice requires human verification, responsibility for generated content, truthful declaration, and labeling when applicants use generative AI for research-trend tracking or references.

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四、申请书填报方式，第10项

Teaching

For smart-course projects under USTC's 2026 undergraduate teaching-project guide, completion standards include at least two online teaching cycles and mandatory AI learning or teaching support plus knowledge-graph functions, with two additional optional digital or AI functions.

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建设期内，课程至少基于线上课程平台开设2个教学周期，实现“必选功能2项+自选功能2项”： ①必选功能包括：AI助学或助教、知识图谱。②自选功能包括：数字教材、数字人、智能批改、智能备课、智能翻译、AI教学管理、能力图谱、素质图谱等。

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The smart-course standard requires two online teaching cycles and specific AI/digital functions, including AI learning or teaching support.

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5-2-1 智慧课程，安徽省智慧课程验收标准

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USTC's 2026 undergraduate teaching-project guide encourages new-course projects to integrate AI technologies with core professional competencies and to include AI application techniques, cases, and practical training in lectures and practice teaching.

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4.鼓励将人工智能技术与专业核心能力培养紧密结合，支持在课程讲授与实践教学中系统融入 AI应用技术、典型案例与实操训练，推动人工智能赋能专业教学改革，提升课程高阶性、创新性与挑战度。

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The new-course section encourages integrating AI technologies with core professional competencies and teaching practice.

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3-1 新开课程，第4项

Teaching

USTC's 2026 undergraduate teaching-project guide says AI plus virtual-simulation experiment teaching-course projects must have an AI technical specialist and implement at least two AI-enabled functions from the listed categories.

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课程负责人须为本校专职教师，应主讲本实验课程2轮次以上；课程建设团队应结构合理、分工明确、素质优良，团队成员不超过5人（含课程负责人），且要有专门负责AI方面技术专家。以AI技术实现的功能包括但不限于以下内容，项目至少要实现2项功能：智能助学、学情画像、个性化任务生成、知识图谱构建、能力图谱生成。

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The AI plus virtual-simulation course section requires an AI technical specialist and at least two AI-enabled functions.

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5-2-3 AI+虚拟仿真实验教学课程，AI部分要求

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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "University of Science and Technology of China AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/university-of-science-and-technology-of-china

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